Schools Matter: School reform efforts avoid the real problem

Schools Matter: School reform efforts avoid the real problem:

School reform efforts avoid the real problem

by skrashen

Sent to the Daily News (Los Angeles) August 30, 2011

Re: "`Snapshot' of reform shows mixed results." August 29

School reform always has limited results because it avoids the real problem: Poverty.

Los Angeles has a very high rate of child poverty. Poverty means poor nutrition, inadequate health care, and little access to books at school, at home, and in the community. All of these impact school performance. The best